Review of Mazovia ferry

MS Mazovia ferry is a Ro-Pax passenger vessel operated by the Polish company POLFERRIES. The ship has a max capacity of 1000 passengers and 600 cars or 140 trucks (trailers). The vessel was launched in 1996 and currently operates on the Poland-Sweden ferry route Swinoujscie-Ystad (crossing time 6 hours).

Cabins

As cruise ferry, Mazovia has a total of 506 berths. All staterooms are air-conditioned and with en-suite bathrooms (washbasin, WC, shower). The ferry company provides bed linens, towels, and toiletries.

One stateroom is wheelchair-accessible (adapted for disabled passengers and people with reduced mobility). The ship also offers 4 "pet-friendly" cabins.

Passenger cabins (all located on decks 7 and 9) are inside and outside, in the economy and luxury class.

(Deck 10) Sun Deck is an outdoor area that doubles as Helideck (helipad) - helicopter landing platform used in cases of emergency. Aft on sundeck 8 there is a toilet for dogs.

One passenger lift connects decks 7-8-9.

All onboard emergency instructions are displayed in staterooms, on the TV screens and at the ship's assembly stations (aka muster stations). Life jackets are issued at the assembly stations. In case of emergency, the use of elevators/passenger lifts is forbidden.

Car decks

Disabled passengers or those requiring specific assistance should visit the ship's Information Desk.

Apply handbrake and place the vehicle in park or 1st gear position. Switch off the ignition, alarm, electrical equipment, headlights. Gas cylinders, if any, must be switched off. Lock the vehicle.

From your vehicle take only valuables and essential hand baggage.

Make a note of your vehicle's location and garage deck number/stairway before leaving the car deck.

Access to the ship's vehicle (cargo) decks during the voyage is prohibited.

Smoking on vehicle decks, as well as in cabins and passenger lounges is forbidden.

Wait for the onboard announcement before returning to your vehicle.

In order to avoid air pollution, don't start the engine until instructed.

The shipowner Polferries (founded in 1976, headquartered in Kolobrzeg, Poland) is Poland's largest ferry shipping company with Baltic Sea lines connecting Poland with Sweden. Polferries current fleet includes the ships Baltivia, Cracovia, Mazovia, Nova Star, Wawel.

Mazovia ferry wiki

The vessel was built as "MS Gotland" for the Swedish company "Rederi Ab Gotland". It was launched on September 28, 1992, at PT Dok Kodja Bahari shipyard (Jakarta Indonesia). initially was planned the new ship to be chartered to TT-LINE for the Germany-Sweden service Travemunde-Trelleborg. Due to construction delays, the ship was delivered and christened on April 19, 1996, by godmother Marianne Nilsson (Swedish actress). Then the vessel was transferred to Rederi AB Gotland.

In 1997, the ship was independently chartered for services between Goteborg-Ghent (Sweden-Belgium), Oxelosund-St Petersburg (Sweden-Russia) and Turku-Stockholm (Finland-Sweden). On December 17, 1997, the ferry was purchased by FINNLINES, renamed "MS Finnarrow" and on December 31 deployed on the Finland-Germany route Helsinki-Travemunde. On July 2, 1998, Finnarrow started operations on the Finland-Sweden route Naantali-Kapellskar (operated until December 2005).

In January 2006, Finnarrow started the Travemunde-Malmo line. In March-May 2007, the ship was chartered by Scandlines for the Germany-Latvia line Rostock-Ventspils. Then STENA LINE chartered the ship for the Poland-Sweden route Gdansk-Karlskrona (until 2011). On December 4, 2007, the vessel was purchased by the newly established company "RoPax IV Arrow AB". In 2011-2013, the ship was chartered by FINNLINES, and in 2013-2014 - by GRIMALDI LINES.

In 2014, MS Finnarrow was purchased by POLFERRIES. During the following drydock at Szczecin Shipyard, the vessel was completely reconstructed, with added new passenger staterooms (total cabin capacity 506 passengers) and new public areas added on upper decks. The current service Swinoujscie-Ystad was started on June 15, 2015.